When it was suggested that he could play a Bond villain, Spacey told the Evening Standard: "I would hope [Bond producers] the Broccolis agree [that I would make a good Bond villain] and that Sam is going to do the next one.

"That would be a lot of fun. I adore him. I had some of the most seminal experiences of my career with him, both a decade ago with American Beauty and last year with Richard III."

He added: "It would be sublime to work with him again. It doesn't surprise me he has had such a big success with Bond."

Skyfall has broken box office records on both sides of the Atlantic, while Mendes has admitted that the project was a "huge challenge".

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